Numbers of the game: Illinois vs. Wisconsin
October 25, 2015
Five numbers to know:
40:09 — Wisconsin’s time of possession, compared to Illinois’ 19:51.
10 — Wisconsin has won 10 of its last 11 meetings with Illinois
8 — The Illini’s total tackles for loss, including two apiece from Rob Bain and Carroll Phillips
19 — Clayton Fejedelem’s number of tackles, which was a career high and the most in a game by an Illini since 2007.
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190 — Wes Lunt snapped his streak of passes thrown without an interception, which was the third-longest active streak in the nation.
Game to remember:
Eaton Spence, corner back
The senior intercepted a pass in the end zone, his third of the season, and also dropped a couple more interceptions.
Game to forget:
Ke’Shawn Vaughn, running back
The freshman ran for 55 yards, 36 of which came from his touchdown run in the third quarter. He averaged 4.2 yards per run.
Quote of the game:
“We just didn’t make the plays. They did. We didn’t.”
Bill Cubit, head coach
Tweet of the game:
“BAIN! #Illini” with gif of Bain from “The Dark Knight Rises”
@IlliniFootball
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The Score:
Illinois — Wisconsin
Scoring by quarter
3 1st 0
3 2nd 10
7 3rd 7
0 4th 7
13 final 24
Big Ten Standings:
East Division (school, overall, conference)
Ohio State 8-0, 4-0
Michigan State 8-0, 4-0
Penn State 6-2, 3-1
Michigan 5-2, 2-1
Rutgers 3-4, 1-3
Maryland 2-5, 0-3
Indiana 4-4, 0-4
West Division (school, overall, conference)
Iowa 7-0, 3-0
Wisconsin 6-2, 3-1
Northwestern 6-2, 2-2
Illinois 4-3, 1-2
Minnesota 4-3, 1-2
Nebraska 3-5, 1-3
Purdue 1-6, 0-3
Schedule:
Sept. 5 VS. Kent State — (W 52-3)
Sept. 12 VS. Western Illinois — (W 44-0)
Sept. 19 AT North Carolina — (L 48-14)
Sept. 26 VS. Middle Tennessee State — (W 27-25)
Oct. 3 VS. Nebraska — (W 14-13)
Oct. 10 AT Iowa — (L 29-20)
Oct. 24 VS. Wisconsin — (L 24-13)
Oct. 31 AT Penn State — 11 A.M.
NOv. 7 AT PURDUE — 11 A.M.
Nov. 14 VS. Ohio State — TBA
Nov. 21 AT Minnesota — TBA
Nov. 28 VS. Northwestern — TBA
Up Next: at Penn State